When we bought Blue, we wanted the diesel version with its much higher fuel efficiency. And since I was now a diesel 'expert', I'd be able to fix most problems we might encounter with it. Well, the fuel economy is great, but after one look under the hood, where the actual engine is only a small part of all the state-of-the-art components crammed in there, I suspect I won't be doing a lot of my own repairs.
Read MoreThe next project on our long list of things to get done was to insulate the roof and walls of Blue. And like most van projects, there were no shortage of opinions on the best insulating methods. I spent a lot of time reviewing how others had accomplished the job, and there were a lot of good ideas.
Read MoreNine of Cups is being winterized and stored for a month or two prior to her big road trip to California. The Atlantic Yacht Basin, where she is currently residing, has several huge sheds for storing boats. These sheds are home to dozens of motor vessels, some of which could use Cups as a dinghy. As big as these sheds are, however, they aren't tall enough to accommodate a sailboat's mast. Since we have to remove her mast prior to shipping Cups to California anyway, we thought it would be a good idea to unstep her mast now, allowing us to store Cups inside one of the sheds and keep her protected from the elements until her move. Cups seemed to like the idea. Not only would she stay warm and out of the snow, she was looking forward to hobnobbing with all those really fine yachts.
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
